Article carrier



March 24, 1931. P. A. WALKER ARTICLE CARRIER Filed March 27,1930

Patented Mar. 24, 1931 r 1,797,456

stares r oFFIcE i PEOEBE A. WALKER, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT on COLUMBIA ARTICLE CARRIER Application filed March 27, 1930. Serial No. 438,384.

This invention relates to article carriers to and extend outwardly from the face thereof. be worn by women and the device is more par- A flexible member such as a chain is anticularly intended as an ornamental fixture chored tothe ring 7 and it has a clasp or hook adapted to be attached to the garment or the 11 at its free end. It is the intention of the f belt thereof and is provided with flexible eleinventor that this flexible member shall be ments such as chains having snap fasteners wrapped around the handle of an umbrella or hooks anchored at one end to the main or passed through a looped handle or cord 7 part or body of the device and having means of an umbrella and that the clasp or hook 11 by which the other end of the flexible member. shall be caused to engage the ring 8 for the may be attached to the plate. purpose of suspending the umbrella. an The device is intended primarily for use in It is furthermore the purpose of the invensuspending an umbrella in order that the umtor that a flexible member 12 such as a chain brella may be carried without being grasped shall have one end anchored to the ring 9 and by the hand of the person and the said inventhat its free end may be provided with a 15 tion also includes means for carrying or suphook or clasp 18, which hook or clasp may porting a hand bag or purse. engage the handle of a hand bag or purse for It is an object of this invention to provide suspending the same or that the said flexible a carrier of the class indicated which will be member be extended around the handle of ornamental as well as possessing utility for such hand bag or purse and that the clasp 20 the purposes indicated. or hook 13 be caused to engage a ring 14;

With the foregoing and other objects in which depends from the edge of the plate 5 view, the invention consists in the details of for the purpose of suspending the articles construction and in the arrangement and just enumerated or any other article that can combination of parts to be hereinafter more be conveniently carried in this manner.

25 fully set forth and claimed. The outer face of the plate may be suitably In describing the invention in detail, referornamented and jeweled but these are of ence will be had to the accompanying drawcourse embellishments which do not enter ings forming part of this application, whereinto the mechanical features of the invention in like characters denote corresponding parts and they may be changed to suit the wishes 39 in the several views, and in which of the manufacturer or wearer. v 8 Figure 1 illustrates a view in perspective Obviously in using a device of this kind, of the carrier in use applied to the garment liability of loss of money and jewels will be of the wearer; obviated if they are placed in the hand bag Figure 2 illustrates a view in front elevaor purse and carried in the manner indicated 35 tion of the plate and the flexible devices assoto wash rooms, lavoratories, or the like and ciated therewith; and there will be no necessity for the placing of Figure 3 illustrates an edge view thereof. them on wash stands, window sills or the like In these drawings 5 denotes the body of the where they may be forgotten or mislaid. device which is in the nature of a plate and Likewise in shopping or traveling the umthis may be of any suitable design or size. brella may be secured to the wearer in the Preferably the rear of the plate has means by manner indicated and will not be forgotten or which it may be anchored to the garment or become lost. the like of the wearer and for this purpose a The device can be so attached to the perconventional type of pin and guard collec-, son that the articles suspended from it will tively identified by the numeral 6 is shown. not impede the free movement of the person Obviously a hook may be substituted for this in walking as they will swing gracefullyat type of fastening and the hook could be apher side. plied to the upper edge of the belt. I claim:

The face of the plate has a plurality of In an article carrier, a plate like body mem- 50 rings 7, 8 and 9 which are rigid with the plate her having means on its rear face for attach ment to the garment of a wearer, 'said rear face being otherwise plain, smooth and unobstructed, rings secured on the front face of said plate, a flexible element having one end attached to one of the rings, the said flexible element being adapted to engage an umbrella handle for suspending it, a hook on the other end of the flexible member for engaging another 0t said rings, a second flexible memher having one end anchored to another of said rings, a hook on said flexible element dapted to engage the handle of a purse, and a ring attached to the edge of the plate and depending therefrom adapted to be engaged by a hook.

PHOEBE A. WALKER. 

